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4.04.22.82171 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsTo be honest, I love my family in Economics department.
For best aspects I’d say the inviting aspect of the uni what I mean is there’s a lot of things to engage in or get involved in and for worst aspect I’d say probably living in uni sometimes gets so loud can’t think of any other downsides at the moment really but yeah study wise it’s great offers varieties and for improvements I’d say maybe more flexibility in assignments and readings some classes have a lot of readings to do
Journal good
The staff are very helpful and kind. And the campus is pretty
great atmosphere and people. maybe easier access to people who can help, my student advisor does not reply to my emails
The uni is great but can be overwhelming.
I think it is a good uni but it needs to start earlier in the year!!!! Also needs to make 75% attendance mandatory to ALL students. The terms are divided in a very weird way some people just don’t come back after march, we are paying a huge tuition to basically have 5 months worth
Best aspect- joining cheer society Worst aspect- not living on campus so having to commute- feel like you miss out on more of the ‘uni experience’
Best - good study areas, great lectures and classes, very educated Worst- not too much social life, the town is not the best
Overall, lessons are good in my second year. First year they can be a bit repetitive. The student bars are good and affordable along with the food outlets. Accommodation is always fairly affordable and easy to travel to from central campus
I love the study rooms and the coffee places. It could be improved in terms of being able to contact security in emergency situations but I was able to get the right phone number. I love the campus because it’s just so big and the atmosphere is lively and welcoming
I would love for there to be a one on one mixer. Or just casual gatherings, especially as there are a lot of students who start out late.
18-24 years
At the start of, as an international student you feel lost and confused and kind of left out , but I would say the people ( friends) really help out not the university, it’s a really big campus so getting/ finding your class can be a huge challenge
This university is great due to the range of courses they offer, which are well ranked, especially for Economics. They have a lot of other international students making it a great environment to be social and interact with one and other
1. Enhanced campus facilities 2. Increased student support services 3. More diverse course offerings 4. Improved accommodation options 5. Enhanced career guidance and opportunities
Worst - not enough commuter places to stay
The Unis educational facilities are brilliant including building placement, lecturer knowledge and information etc. However, the uni nightlife is boring and repetitive making it really hard to have a enjoyable student experience outside of studying which as an active outgoing individual is a huge part of staying interested and social within university
Have sports facilities
Very peaceful location to live and study
4.3
The modules that we do in my course, are constructed very well, I noticed when looking at other university options the modules they offered were such key values for actually working in industry, essex is also a very practical university, although there are theory based modules the majority of them are practical based and coding / programming heavy modules, giving us the practical skills that we would use in industry and I think this is great. The university also offers a great amount of help and opportunities for students who are struggling
The best aspects of my course are how enjoyable it is even the assignments are fun to do and they allow you to really put everything you learned in lectures and labs to use in creating a project. The worst aspects of my course would be the workload there are so many things to do and things that I enjoy and want to do but then the team project module which is needed to make the course accredited seems to just be a nuisance, it isn’t really cared about too much but the quantity of work that has to he done for it is insane especially when your teammates do not help, so worrying about things and modules you do really care about it seems that team project is just in the way
The uni halls are great they are kept clean by cleaners every week ovens included in the clean bins emptied everyone in the cleaning team and security team are really nice and helpful and the room itself is very nice and so is the location on a 8-10minute walk to uni every day was very nice, but unless you get a studio the only flat sizes are shared kitchens between 12 people all rooms are ensuite but 12 people sharing the kitchen is too many there should be options for less room flats and the common room is non-existent but it is really nice and very lively at night